All jazzed up; band concert offers variety

The Osakis Junior Band focuses on the music during its performance Dec. 17. (Ross Evavold / Osakis Review)2 / 5

The Osakis Jazz Band drums on trash cans at the Winter Band Concert at the Osakis High School Auditorium. (Ross Evavold / Osakis Review)3 / 5

The trumpet section of the Osakis High School Senior Band performs at the Winter Band Concert Dec. 17. (Ross Evavold / Osakis Review) 4 / 5

Osakis Senior Band members play a selection at the Winter Band Concert. (Ross Evavold / Osakis Review)5 / 5

Those attending the Osakis High School Music Department's Winter Band Concert Dec.17 heard a little bit of everything.

There were holiday-themed songs, such as Carol of the Bells, Celtic Carol, African Noel and Feliz Navidad, along with jazzy renditions like Get Over It!, El Taco Rocko and Bad Hair Day — and a lot of other selections in-between, from El Toro Rojo Grande to the theme from the TV series, Coach.

The program at the Fine Arts Auditorium included 16 performances featuring the Osakis High School Junior Band, Senior Band and Jazz Band under the direction of Randy Resley.

Al Edenloff is the news and opinion page editor for the Echo Press. He was born in Alexandria and lived most of his childhood in Parkers Prairie. He graduated with honors from Moorhead State University with a degree in mass communications, print journalism. He interned at the Echo Press in the summer of 1983 and was hired a year later as a sports reporter. He also worked as a news reporter/photographer. Al is a four-time winner of the Minnesota Newspaper Association's Herman Roe Award, which honors excellence in editorial writing.